Lower Light SPS

[DieselDU]

I have a Red Sea Max 130D with stock 110 watt t5 lighting. With that being said what are some low light SPS that I could keep?

 

[Ptyochromis]

It will depend a lot on how deep you put the corals. You can totally keep some montipora capricornis near the top. In fact, i think most montis would grow at a decent rate if kept near the top.
Your next limiting factor for the corals would be flow, over circulating is better than under circulating ime.

 

[jackson6745]

If you keep a low nutrient level, limiting the amount of zooxanthellae in the coral, that lighting will grow any SPS anywhere in the tank.

 

[stevedola]

how deep is a 130d? dims?

 

[echopiece]

I grew monti caps, digitata and birdsnest up near the top in my stock 130D. I even had a 2.5" maxima clam survive and grow for over 2 years. It was placed 3/4 of the way up.

I believe the tank is something like 20(w)x18(d)x20(h)

 

[Nanighan]

tri color valida for me seems to be ok in lower light levels

 

[DieselDU]

I grew monti caps, digitata and birdsnest up near the top in my stock 130D. I even had a 2.5" maxima clam survive and grow for over 2 years. It was placed 3/4 of the way up.

I believe the tank is something like 20(w)x18(d)x20(h)

How far in inches were your sps from the light? I'm still finalizing my aquascape and am trying to grow a lot of sps in my RSM.

 

[jdraider75]

Birds nest and maybe some encrusting montis should be fine towards top. Maybe even a green slimmer.

 

[DieselDU]

Birds nest and maybe some encrusting montis should be fine towards top. Maybe even a green slimmer.

What ones should I avoid?

 

[jdraider75]

not sure what to avoid but a ponape birds nest a pink birdsnest and a green birds nest. For montis probly go with orange or purple capricornus and I have a bluish with purplish polop encrusting bout mid tank and grows like a weed. the green slimmer put top half. those are all pretty easy. Probably stay away from most acro they need high lighting. Make sure you have plenty of flow and you should be fine. Frags of ones listed are generally pretty cheap. Make sure water parameters are good and also stable.